Ryanair joins group bidding for a chunk of London Stansted airport
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As it looks more likely that BAA will have to divest of Stansted, possible bidders are getting into position to make a play for England's fourth-busiest airport.
Ryanair, Stansted’s biggest customer, is prepared to make “a modest commitment” as “anchor tenant” at the airport and has been examining proposals from five or six groups, from which one or two serious bids are likely to emerge, Chief Financial Officer Howard Millar said at a press conference in London.
“Stansted is the only place in London where another runway can be built,” Millar said, “It makes more sense to have it